Job overview
Emergency Care and Acute Medicine Pharmacist - Band 7
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced pharmacist to play a pivotal role in our service for patients admitted to the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting a high quality clinical pharmacy service to the Emergency and Integrated Care ICSU.
The post holder will work closely both with our pharmacy team and the multidisciplinary emergency and acute medicine department team to:
Support and further develop high value clinical pharmacy services for patients admitted to the emergency department and SDEC unit.
Contribute to the ED and Acute Medicine MDT through multiple training sessions,
Input into clinical guidelines, support PGD development and service improvement work.
Work across the hospital-community interface to improve medicines management on transfer of care and improve patient safety.
There are excellent opportunities for quality improvement, audit & research and for personal development.
Main duties of the job
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information regarding the main responsibilities of the role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
MPharm (or equivalent)
Registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)
Completion of a certificate in Pharmacy Practice / Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent
Desirable criteria
Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Independent Prescriber
Member of relevant professional clinical groups (e.g. UKCPA)
Completion of, at least, a post graduate diploma qualification in General Pharmacy Practice / Clinical Pharmacy, or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
Good written and oral communication skills and able to communicate with patients and all grades of healthcare staff (verbally and in writing).
Prioritisation and time management, and when under pressure.
Able to influence and inform decisions about the pharmaceutical management of patients.
Computer literate and able to lead future developments in the use of Information Technology in Medicines Management.
Confident & assertive when dealing with other professionals.
Good problem-solving skills.
Excellent numeracy skills and analysis and interpretation of data.
Demonstrates the ability to communicate complex information combined with good negotiating and presentation skills.
Ability to communicate with patients particularly on sensitive or complex issues.
Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
Ability to identify and manage risk.
Desirable criteria
Proven delivery of staff assessment and appraisal.
Experience of providing education and training to pharmacy and nursing staff, doctors and other AHPs.
Ability to interpret local or national guidance and translate them to front line clinical practice.
Ability to manage difficult and ambiguous situations including those that may require prompt decisions when faced with highly complex drug information and situations.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
Appropriate post qualification experience in the acute NHS sector.
Demonstrates awareness of and commitment to the principles of clinical governance.
Experience of MDT working.
Desirable criteria
Previous experience of working in areas linked to Urgent and Emergency Care / Same Day Emergency Care/Acute Medicine.
Knowledge of national priorities contributing to the development of Emergency Care and Same Day Emergency Care services.
Experience of contributing or leading quality improvement projects.
Previous participation in audit and / or research.Experie2nce of line management and / or team leadership.
Experience of development of clinical policies and guidelines.
Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
Reliable, Self motivated, flexible.
Demonstrates initiative, motivation & enthusiasm for the post.
Demonstrates an active appreciation of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Able to work on own initiative or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Commitment to continuing personal development.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
Participate in required training and supervision.
Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
